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1、12017 级高二第一学期第二次月考英语试题注意事项：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。3. 满分 150 分；考试时间 120 分钟。第卷（选择题，共 100 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅

2、读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Whats wrong with the man?A. He is tired. B. He is thirsty. C. He is sick.2. What will the speakers discuss?A. A new viewpoint. B. A new computer. C. A paper. 3. Why does the man make the phone call?A. To book a room. B. To apply for a job. C. To put an advertisement.4. How much tim

3、e did the man spend on the exam?A. One hour and 20 minutes. B. Two hours and 20 minutes.C. One hour and 40 minutes. 5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a museum.2第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在

4、试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What was the woman supposed to do that morning?A. Repair the fax machine. B. Pick up a guest. C. Attend a parents meeting.7. What is the woman complaining about?A. Her daily routine. B. Her bad luck. C. Her naught

5、y kids.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the woman work?A. In the shoe section. B. In the clothes section. C. At the register.9. How will the man go back?A. By bus. B. By underground. C. By streetcar.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Hotline service. B. Daily life.

6、 C. Amusement program.11. What is the purpose of starting the system for teenagers?A. To protect teenagers rights. B. To make teenagers study hard. C. To gain teenagers trust.12. Who might call the number of 961961?A. Students studying law. B. Students suffering from depression. C. Students having a

7、cademic problems.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What do the speakers want to see?A. Elephants. B. Bears. C. Monkeys.314. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student B. Boyfriend and girlfriend. C. Father and daughter.15. Where is the polar bear?A. In a room. B. In the o

8、pen C. In a pool.16. Why does the woman advise the man to move to Alaska?A. He wants to save the polar bear.B. He wants to open a caf there. C. He is sick of the hot climate. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is the woman speaking to?A. Restaurant managers. B. Kitchen assistants. C. Restaurant chefs.1

9、8. What might happen if the staff wear rings in work?A. The rings might get lost. B. The rings might get damaged. C The rings might cause danger.19. How does the woman describe the job?A. Its boring. B. Its stressful. C. Its dangerous20 Why will they be very busy that day?A. Most tables are reserved

10、. B. The head chef is on holiday. C The staff are green hands.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AI got my first drivers license in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years lat

11、er when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before 4my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina d

12、rivers license, ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.I argued, pointing to a very large belly of mine,” I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign

13、 for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “Its the law, madam?” Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my

14、NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland drivers exam. Since then I just go in

15、and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.21. When she first got her drivers license, she was _ years old.A. fourteen B. fifteen C. seventeen D. sixteen 22. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland becaus

16、e_.A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland lawB. she lacked driving experience in MarylandC. she insisted on signing for herself D.she was to give birth to a baby soon23. We can infer from the text that in the U.S. A. American males should serve in the armyB. different states may have different la

17、wsC. people have to renew their licenses in their home statesD. women should adopt their husbands family names after marriageB5NEW YORKAbout 600 million children, or one in four worldwide, will be living in areas with extremely limited water resources by 2040,according to a report released by the Un

18、ited Nations Childrens Fund on Wednesday to mark World Water Day.The report shows 36 countries are currently facing extremely high levels of water stress, which occurs when demand for water is much higher than the renewable supply available. Warmer temperatures, rising sea levels, increased floods,

19、droughts and melting ice affect the quality and availability of clean water.World Water Day, observed on March 22 every year, is about taking action to deal with the crisis. At present, some 1.8 billion people use a source of polluted drinking water. The Sustainable Development Goals, launched by wo

20、rld leaders at the United Nations in 2015, include a target to ensure everyone has access to safe water by 2030.Population growth, increased water consumption and higher demand for water largely due to industrialization and urbanization are using up water resources worldwide. Conflicts in many parts

21、 of the world also threaten childrens access to safe water.The poorest children will be most impacted by an increase in water stress, the report says, as millions of them already live in areas with low access to safe water. “In a changing climate, we must change the way we work to reach those who ar

22、e most Vulnerable, “UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said.“ One of the most effective ways we can do that is safeguarding their access to safe water, making it a key issue in the fight to eradicate extreme poverty.“24. The following factors lead to water stress EXCEPT .A. increasing ice B. nat

23、ural disasters C. climate change D. rising sea levels25. One target of the The Sustainable Development Goals is .A. to get rid of water pollution B. to deal with the climate changeC. to ensure the availability of safe water D. to improve 6childrens living conditions26. Why are the poorest children m

24、ost influenced by the water crisis?A. They have higher demand for water. B. They get the least attention of the UN.C. They have limited access to safe water. D. They are often involved in conflicts.27. What does the underlined word “eradicate“ probably mean?A. set aside B. get rid of C. prepare for

25、D. give inC More than 90 years has passed since Hollywoods official film organization first proposed plans to build its own museum. Those plans are finally becoming a reality, with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures set to open in 2019.The project is underway at the site of a historic Los Angeles

26、 department store built in 1939. Museum officials say visitors will be able to “experience the magic of cinema” by learning about all parts of the film-making process.Film historian Kerry Brougher has been named directors of the museum. Brougher says the museum will include 12 million photographs an

27、d 80,000 screenplays as well as props (道具), costumes and other objects from famous films. The Academy Museum will also feature Oscar statuettes (小雕像) donated by actors who won the awards.Brougher says the museum is designed to make visitors feel like they are in a movie, too, with many interactive e

28、xperiences. “You wont necessarily know whats coming next,” he adds. “Youll be in environments sometimes that make you feel like youve gone back to the past and that youre in the area that youre actually exploring.” He adds that visitors may even get the chance to walk down a red carpet and accept th

29、eir own Academy Award.Currently, Hollywood only has a few possibilities for visitors. They can go along the Walk of Fame and visit movie studios or see the Dolby Theater, where the Oscars are presented. But beyond these, movie fans 7have limited possibilities.Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles

30、says the Academy Museum will provide visitors the chance to experience many different parts of the film industry all in one place. Garcetti notes the museum will also serve the hundreds of thousands of local people working in film-related businesses. He says they, too, will finally be able to visit

31、a place that celebrates their own Hollywood movie industry.28. When was the idea of building a museum in Hollywood first put forward?A.In the 1990s. B. In 1939. C. In the 1920s. D. In 2019.29. What can we learn from Broughers words?A. Photos of visitors will be put on display.B. Settings in the muse

32、um will feel quite realC. Most visitors will be presented an award.D. Actors will donate much money to the museum.30. What is Eric Garcettis attitude towards the Academy Museum?A. Supportive. B. Critical. C. Disapproving. D. Cautious.31. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Film-making Proc

33、ess in Hollywood.B. The Film-making Process of Hollywood.C. Hollywood Making Plans of Film Museums.D. Hollywood Getting Its Own Film Museum. DOverwhelmed by more information than we can possibly hold in our heads, were increasingly handing off the job of remembering to search engines and smart phone

34、s. Google is even reportedly working on eyeglasses that could one day recognize faces and supply details about whoever youre looking at. But new research shows that outsourcing our memory and expecting that information will be continually and instantaneously available is changing our cognitive habit

35、s.Research conducted by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia University, has identified three new realities 8about how we process information in the Internet age. First, her experiments showed that when we dont know the answer to a question, we now think about where we can

36、 find the nearest Web connection instead of the subject of the question itself. A second revelation is that when we expect to be able to find information again later on, we dont remember it as well as when we think it might become unavailable. And then there is the researchers final observation: the

37、 expectation that well be able to locate information down the line leads us to form a memory not of the fact itself but of where well be able to find it.But this handoff comes with a downside. Skills like critical thinking and analysis must develop in the context of facts: we need something to think

38、 and reason about, after all. And these facts cant be Googled as we go; they need to be stored in the original hard drive, our long-term memory. Especially in the case of children, “factual knowledge must precede skill,” says Daniel Willingham, a professor of psychology, at the University of Virgini

39、a meaning that the days of drilling the multiplication table and memorizing the names of the Presidents arent over quite yet. Adults, too, need to recruit a supply of stored knowledge in order to situate and evaluate new information they encounter. You cant Google context.Last, theres the possibilit

40、y, increasingly terrifying to contemplate, that our machines fail us. As Sparrow puts it, “The experience of losing our Internet connection becomes more and more like losing a friend.” If youre going to keep your memory on your smart phone, better make sure its fully charged.32. Googles eyeglasses a

41、re supposed to _.A. function like memory. B. improve our memory.C. help us see faces better. D. work like smart phones.33. According to the passage, the underlined words “cognitive habits” refers to _.A. how we deal with information. B. functions of human memory.C. the amount of information. D. the

42、availability of information.934. Which of the following statements about Sparrows research is CORRECT?A. We remember people and things as much as before.B. We remember more Internet connections than before.C. We pay equal attention to location and content of information.D. We tend to remember locati

43、on rather than the core of facts.35. What is the implied message of the author?A. Web connections aid our memory. B. People differ in what to remember.C. People keep memory on smart phones. D. People need to exercise their memory.第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。H

44、ow to help children improve the ability to studyChildren often have trouble studying because they havent developed good study habits. Teaching your child study skills early will give those skills to become habits._36_.Create a Positive Learning Space. To increase concentration, set up a workspace fo

45、r your child._37_. His or her desk should have as few distractions as possible and be well equipped with school supplies, like pencils, erasers, rulers, calculators, loose leaf paper and even a computer if your child is at a grade level where a computer is helpful or necessary. The environment shoul

46、d also be cheery and fun so that he or she has a good mental association with it.Maintain a Reliable Schedule. Make sure your child studies at the same time every evening. This habit keeps children from wasting time, and helps them focus. _38_. Most children have trouble focusing for more than an ho

47、ur. Encourage your child to take a brief break can help him or concentrate more deeply when its time to do so._39_.Encourage your child to turn off his or her cell phone, video games and computer unless the computer is needed for the task at hand. These devices often distract children and can lead t

48、o wasting time. 10You should also be reasonably quiet and calm while your child is studying. Avoid noisy activities like talking loudly on the phone, vacuuming or watching television while your child is studying.Give Positive Reinforcement(强化).Positive reinforcement is not simply a matter of rewardi

49、ng good study habits or high test scores, but also of acknowledging a childs progress no matter how small. _40_.It will help to improve his or her study skills in effective ways.A. Studies show kids and teens are more willing to study when praised.B. A loving, caring and optimistic reaction will often be just the thing that your